Question

Swimming Pool On a certain hot summer's day, 334 people used the public swimming pool. The daily prices are $1.50 for children and $2.00 for adults. The

receipts for admission totaled $588.00. How many children and how many adults swam at the public pool that day ?

Answer 1

Answer: 160 children and 174 adults

Explanation:

Let x represent the children and y represent the adults.

Create two equations:

x+y=334

1.50x+2y=588

Subtract 1.50x from the equation, then divide by 2:

y=294 - 0.75x

Plug it into the first equation then solve.

x+294-0.75x=334

x=160

Subtract 160 from 334 to get y:

y=174

Answer 2

What I did to get my answer is I divided 334/2 which is 167 then I multiplied 167(1.50)=$250.5then multiplied 167(2)=$334. Then add $250.5 and $334 together and you get $584.5 then you add $2(1 adult) to $584.5 and you get $586.5 then add $1.50(1 kid) and you get $588.00 and there’s your answer.